Are you a student who is driven to succeed and stand out from the crowd? Then you’ll want to check out Adelphi University’s impressive list of awards and scholarships. We have options for students from all backgrounds and fields of study.
To get started, explore the opportunities listed below, then set up an appointment with an advisor for personalized guidance. Our Fall 2023 Fellowship Drop-in Hours are Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and Fridays 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Room 102 Earle Hall B. Please come by if you would like feedback on your statements, applications, or answers to questions you have about nationally competitive awards.
Our Mission
Our office takes as its mission a desire to help fellowship applicants learn, grow, and transform, independent of competition outcome. We subscribe to the National Association of Fellowship Advisors’ core values of collaboration, learning, equity, inclusion, respect, and transparency, and we are dedicated to serving students across the University who wish to prepare competitive proposals for national awards.
Why Apply for a Competitive Award?
In addition to the hope for free money to do things you would like to do, such as travel abroad and attend graduate school, the process of applying for a national scholarship or fellowship is valuable in and of itself. It allows you to articulate your key intellectual priorities and professional goals, to hone your skills in self-advocacy, and to refine your editing abilities. You end up learning as much about yourself during this process as you do about the opportunity for which you are applying.
When Should Students Apply?
Be careful to note deadlines and give yourself at least 8 weeks to prepare an application, giving faculty time to write informed letters of recommendation and giving yourself time to craft an engaging and enlightening statement of purpose. Such a statement will require multiple — usually 4-8 — drafts. Note that some scholarships require an institutional nomination, and Adelphi may have its own internal deadlines before the scholarship deadline. Check with the Office of Prestigious Awards and Fellowships about its internal (university) deadline for a national award.
Download a quick guide calendar of popular scholarship opportunities and which year you should apply to them. (Calendar used by kind permission of ONIS at the University of Minnesota).
Browse the following list of scholarships and experiences that fit well with Adelphi’s programs, or schedule an appointment to discuss how to put your award application together